casino. five men arrested for plotting to blow up a bridge in cleveland may have had other targets, too authorities say there was no danger to the public because the explosives were controlled by an undercover fbi employee. he's been caught new that scandal and faces several votes of no confidence, but he survived. now recount -- anne arundel chief james tear is in line for a large pension payment. >> reporter: he was caught up in the scandal surrounding leopold. he took no effective action.

today, may 1st, chief tear qualifies for a pension payment from $250,000 to $300,000. last month the county council voted 4-3 on a resolution of no confidence in chief there. they were joined by two police unions, also. >> my concern is this day would come and pass oar council man jerry wallace said he would like to change the charter so the council could be more involved in these issues. >> there needs to be some sort of change to remove the county executive to a certain extent from that process or at least involve the process or some other party so there's some accountability from the folks. so the employees cannot being fired at will if they don't agree. >> reporter: councilman grasso was one of the three who voted

against it. >> he was part of the program. i feel we owe that to him to follow threw on our deal. >> reporter: some residents were shocked to find out the chief is -- has qualified for the one-time payment. >> i hope he never gets it. even though he qualifies, i don't think he qualifies in status. >> reporter: the grand jury proceedings and the police chief meeting with the county council has caused a lot of controversy and emotion in the county. some say if you think there's a lot of emotion now, wait for the trial in the fall. in anne arundel county, don harrison, abc2 news. >> volunteer firefighters are outraged over a measure withdrawn by dave craig which may open the door to creating a pay department. he wants to establish a fire and

ems commission to oversee the 12 different fire companies. a squabble over who would bid on it and how it would be selected. craig said later this week he will announce an executive order to establish such a commission. >> we need to be proactive so we don't wait until it's so big that we're overwomenned overwomenned -- overwhelmed by this. >> we'll talk to the head of the harford county fire and ems foundation. a new tool to help seniors and people with disabilities that could mean the difference between life and death. thanks to the gold card seniors can fill out a form that lists important information. they keep it at home and carry a small copy in their wallet.

emergency responders will have access to potentially lifesaving information. the baltimore city health department has distributed more than 60,000 copies of the gold card at senior centers, libraries and social security offices. on the weather front temperatures warming up by some 20 degrees. 81 baltimore. german town 83. lewis 69. most spots getting easily into the 80s. you can see the high temperatures surging up across 80. keep in mind that we barely got into this in baltimore. upper 70s. that was it. tomorrow we may be cooling off. storms have been blaring to our south. this evening 70s. we'll talk about how things will get more active and hotter by

friday. that's coming up. in the u.s. someone dies every four hours waiting for an organ transplant. the need has increased. a new development in social media could transform the discussion and bring hope to thousands. abc's tim rutherford has the story. >> reporter: it's rare someone gets the chance to do something that could possibly save the lives of thousands of people. >> it was a chills done your spine. >> reporter: the doctor is a liver transplant specialist at johns hopkins hospital. he said the organ donor shortage is critical. >> we know how to do the transplants but there aren't enough organs to go around. >> the discussion of what's going to happen to you after you die is very difficult. we ask people to have that discussion at the dmv. >> reporter: dr. cameron's eureka moment came last year at

a college reunion when he spoke with cheryl andburg. sandburg is the cleave operating officer of social media giant facebook. today they saw an opportunity for a new forum for the organ donation discussion. >> facebook wants to move that discussion to your home, to your office, in front of your computer with your friends, people whose opinions you trust and value, opportunity to learn more about it if you need to. >> reporter: today on "good morning america" facebook founder mark zuckerberg made this official. >> why organ donation? >> recently when the tornadoes came through in missouri, a lot of people were using facebook to organize and return items that were lost. in japan people were using facebook to locate their friends and family. we thought could we doian thing to help people solve other types of issues. >> reporter: he hopes the discussion will lead to a new critical mass. >> that means when i go to talk

it a family and their loved one is critically ill, i don't have to tell them whether it's a coin flip. i can tell them we do have enough organs to go around. people have made the decision to share what they don't need anymore after they're gone. we'll be able to save a life. >> reporter: at johns hopkins hospital, tim rutherford, abc2 news. coming up, we'll tell you about an unbelievable crime in texas. what two men were caught on tape doing outside a minnesota bar. and how long it took to demolish this 150-year-old home.

caught on tape in houston, two men set a bar on fire while people were inside. the men had been thrown out for fighting shortly before april 19. they are seen dousing the building with foul and setting it on fire. to one was hurt. police identified one of the men and one is still on the loose.

listen to that raining baseball size hail in parts of texas, northwest of dallas. a number of windshields were destroyed. this was shot north of headlee texas on 273. today a florida highway reopened after a brushfire burned 100 aircraft -- acres. the owners of a 150-year-old home in minnesota didn't want to let it go quietly. they brought if a company called drive a tank to knock it down the the people watched the tank roll through the home four times. the owners had lived there for 20 years and just moved out over the weekend. it took 25 minutes for the tank to flatten that home. we'll be right back.

even though it feels like it today, summer will be here before you know it. going sleeveless is easier than you think. she can get your arms in shape in just about six weeks. >> reporter: this fitness and nutrition expert said with the right moves all you need are six weeks to be sleeveless and sexy. >> sure, it's hard to tighten up your tummy and get your glutes ready but you can make a major change with arms in six weeks. hang your weights. keep them close to the body and pull up, twist them and put them back down. we'll do upright ones.

make sure knees are bent, belly button tucked in tight. the next thing we'll do is a one arm row. crop want -- you want to think of yourself as a table. flatten the back. bend those knees. scoot a hand over. grab the weight, and we're going to bring it up. >> i hate pushups. why are they so important. >> if i was going to pick one exercise, they work so much. make your body one straight line. >> reporter: that's where the hard part comes in. >> now come down. not with your head. good. bring your chest down. >> reporter: and before you know it, you'll be waving your arm flat bye-bye.

i'm motivated to get out and do some exercises, warm and the sun is out. that fired me up. 81 degrees right now. humidity 40%. winds are west at nine miles an hour. take a look at mt. airy, a mix of sun and clouds. dundalk today, awesome view. at time the clouds look ominous. thunderstorm development not an issue in maryland today. ocean city temps in the 80s. not too many people on the beach. maryland's most powerful radar tracking the nearest rain down south of richmond, virginia, so a long way from us, no prospects of getting wet. we think the chance for pop-up showers will be there tomorrow. 81 in easton.

winds are variable but they have generally been from the south today bringing that warmer, milder air. you see the highs reaching into the mid-80s in the inner harbor. the chance or a shot for 90-degrees, i think briefly cooler tomorrow. briefly, maybe mid to upper 70s. we look for more cloud cover tomorrow, less sunshine and there's enough cool hair just north of maryland that could kind of mix in that could prevent us from getting as warm as we did tomorrow but it will be for the warm day. then we will warm up rapidly. to the west the storm spinning through chicagoland, but for the most part our storm system is locked up to the north of us and warm air feeding into the south side. we're not warm sector. that someone cooler hair to the north may mix in tomorrow, drop us into the upper 70s, still above average. 70 would be asmg for the first day of may. all right.

watching for the pop-up thundershower threat tomorrow afternoon and evening. although looks minimal on thursday, a chance for isolated showers and storms thursday. one of those scenarios where you have warm humid hair around and any kind of lift in the atmosphere, any kind of disturbance could spark a shower. overnight 60, clouds on the increase. wednesday sun and clouds a shower or storm possible, isolated and tomorrow night down to 59. let's show you the seven-day forecast. temperatures warming up. 82 thursday. 86 friday. friday could end up being hotter. we could push up close to 90. a cooldown sunday and next week but very pleasant. now to democracy 2012 news,

obama's team is already taking shots at mitt romney. meanwhile, romney is marking the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. president obama made a surprise visit to afghan and will hold a news conference with hamid karzai. we'll have the details. >> reporter: this is a day when really the agenda took an unexpected term with president obama's surprise trip to afghanistan. it is his fourth trip to that country, his third as president. we are told that president and hamid karzai have signed a strategic partnership agreement after most troops withdraw in 2014. currently there are more than 130,000 coalition troops, 90,000 of which are american.

polls have shown decreasing support for the war in afghanistan. the poll in march said 72% of americans oppose this war. kelly, then there's this thing about a reelection. president obama is launch his reelection this weekend. >> the president is already going after mitt romney. romney is sing -- speaking out about it. >> reporter: the romney campaign is speaking out after obama's campaign said romney would not have made the same call on osama bin laden. earlier romney was with rudy giuliani. later mitt romney spoke to reporters and tried to take the higher ground on this. >> had i been president of the united states i would have made the same decision the president made which was to remove him. i acknowledge when i announced that the president deserved

credit. i continue to believe that. >> reporter: romney believes it would be inappropriate for president obama to politicize the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. >> the former rival newt gingrich is expected to drop out tomorrow and endorse romney. >> reporter: he did a campaign web video to some of his supporters. if they were shocked by what he had to say, it was surprising. we have all known that he would put aside his run for the presidency. >> on wednesday i will officially be suspending the campaign as part of a precedent. i wanted you to know first because your help was vital. >> reporter: in that web video newt gingrich didn't actually say mitt romney's name but said he would do what he can to beat

obama in the fall. we are expecting the two candidates, mitt romney and newt gingrich will appear together on the campaign trail. back to you. >> thank you. we'll check in with you tomorrow. jamie costello? coming up at 6:00, there are two new kids on the block when this comes to speed cameras in baltimore county. we'll tell you where they are. the la crosse team from yeardley love's school is take the field in her honor. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar.

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to a four star restaurant to get that special dish, think again. some of the most popular chains have secret items. at starbucks you can order a chocolate dahl marks half mocha, half white. a white gummy bell or fruity pebbles at jamba juice. these menus are not listed by the restaurants but are circulated by fans and customers online. trading in that old cell phone for the latest technology we know can be expensive, but there is a way to get cash for that old phone and help the environment at the same time. we have the details. >> reporter: it's called the eco atm. it gives you cash for your old cell phone or other electronic

gadgets. that means instant cash in your pocket if that's what you choose. walk up to the kiosk, put your phone into the machine. it identifies what model it is and gives you an initial price. if you like the ballpark offer you plug in your phone and the machine runs some diagnostic tests and give you a final offer. then scan your driver's license. the machine will give you cash or an instore credit or you can donate it to chair rift the phones are recycled. eco atm's have the bulk of their machines in california but they are expanding rapidly and operated by the company that operates coin star and red box. it could be coming to a store or mall near you. there are several sites on the internet that will buy your hold phone. some of the most popular are you

sell.com, gazelle.com and sell for cash.com. those sites take competing bids from multiple companies. whichever one you pick will send you a prepaid box to ship the phone to them and send you a check. itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, can happen to your pets, too. how to keep your pets from suffering from seasonal allergist. that story and more coming up at 6:00 with jamie costello which starts right now. we are not in any way going to eliminate the fire service. >> it's an all volunteer effort to save your life in harford county and it will stay all volunteer. there's a watch yourself warning on college campuses. we'll tell you what this is all about. you may like a friend